Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Woot! Welcome Applied AI Weekly Readers to the latest issue. I'm thrilled to once again share with you the most interesting articles I've found this past week on Artificial Intelligence. Before we go there, here are a few things to note...

I am speaking at a Healthcare.MN event on July 11th at the University of Saint Thomas. Register today through the Applied AI Meetup.
I will be speaking on Artificial Intelligence at the 2024 Council of State Annual Leadership Conference in Home Health and Hospice. I'm both blessed and thrilled to have this opportunity!
I had an awesome experience keynoting the National Investment Center for Seniors and Housing and Care Conference. You can read all about it here.
Additionally, I spoke at several other conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Here are just a few notes from Healthcare Analytics Conference, Open Source North, and DataTech.
Be sure to attend one of the upcoming Applied AI events we have going on this summer!
I'm continuing to offer free consultations and workshops with many business leaders on how AI is changing the landscape of how you will run your business today and into the future. Connect today and book a meeting with me.

Now that we have that covered, please enjoy the articles I have spent time finding and curating for you this past week. Reach out if there's anything you feel I might have missed. Enjoy!

News

Microsoft Won’t Block China Access to AI Models

OpenAI’s upcoming ban on application programming interface (API) access to its artificial intelligence (AI) models in China doesn’t apply to Microsoft Azure’s customers in the country.

Azure operates in China via a joint venture and has made it clear in public statements that the AI models are available to its customers in the country, Seeking Alpha reported Monday (July 8), citing a paywalled article from The Information.

What Are AI Agents?

When ChatGPT was first released, everyone in AI was talking about the new generation of AI assistants. But over the past year, that excitement has turned to a new target: AI agents.

X Plans to More Deeply Integrate Grok's AI, App Researcher Finds

Elon Musk’s X is exploring more ways to integrate xAI’s Grok into the social networking app. According to a series of recent discoveries, X is developing new features like the ability to ask Grok about X accounts, use Grok by highlighting text in the app, and access Grok’s chatbot through a pop-up on the side of the screen while continuing to use other parts of X.

Perplexity’s ‘Pro Search’ AI Upgrade Makes It Better at Math and Research

Perplexity has launched a major upgrade to its Pro Search AI tool, which it says “understands when a question requires planning, works through goals step-by-step, and synthesizes in-depth answers with greater efficiency.”

Music Video-Sharing App Popster Uses Generative AI and Lets Artists Remix Videos

As more music streaming apps and creation tools emerge to compete for users’ attention, social music-sharing app Popster is getting two new features to Popster is getting 2 new features: an AI image generator for cover art and a collaboration capability.

Business

Meet the French startup taking on Disney and Pixar — with AI

n 1932, Walt Disney released the world’s first commercial, full-color cartoon, Flowers and Trees, using a new technology called Technicolor — and signalling an industry-wide shift towards colour film. Then in 1995, Pixar took the world by storm when it released Toy Story, the first 3D computer-animated film, which went on to become a childhood favorite for generations to come.

Healthcare

AI-Driven Behavior Change Could Transform Health Care

A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual healthcare spending goes toward treating these physical and mental health conditions. That financial and personal toll is only projected to grow.

Research Harnesses Machine Learning and Imaging to Give Insight Into Stem Cell Behavior

Stem cells are like the emergency tool kit of the human body. They have the unique ability to form into other types of specialized cells—from immune cells to brain cells. They can divide and regenerate indefinitely to repair and replenish our system on command.

OpenAI Startup Fund Backs AI Healthcare Venture With Arianna Huffington

Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are throwing their weight behind a new venture, Thrive AI Health, that aims to build AI-powered assistant tech to promote healthier lifestyles.

Backed by Huffington’s mental wellness firm Thrive Global and the OpenAI Startup Fund, the early-stage venture fund closely associated with OpenAI, Thrive AI Health will seek to build an “AI health coach” to give personalized advice on sleep, food, fitness, stress management and “connection,” according to a press release issued Monday.

Big Data

BERT: In-Depth Exploration of Architecture, Workflow, Code, and Mathematical Foundations

If you’ve been in the AI field for a while, you’ve likely come across BERT multiple times. Introduced in 2018, BERT has been a topic of interest for many, with lots of articles and YouTube videos attempting to break it down. However, this article takes a different approach.

Employment

Applied AI Community

Applied AI is an online community that develops the next generation of experts by educating citizens of all ages on the tools, processes, and applications that are needed to implement solutions that use Artificial Intelligence (AI). The organization runs regular events that involve training, learning, and sharing real-world projects where AI is applied to solve problems that impact our lives.

Design

How Gendo's Generative AI Platform is Transforming Architectural Visualizations

The introduction of AI generative tools represents one of the most significant technological revolutions in the field of architecture and design. While there is concern about this changing the working landscape for professionals in the field, a significant number of practices are embracing the new technology.